<entity>

If this assignment is for a particular design entity, the design entity name. If there is no design entity, use empty double quotation marks ("").

If you specify a design entity, the Quartus^® II software returns values for only the assignments in the Entity Settings File (.esf) for the design entity. Otherwise, the Quartus II software returns values for the assignments in the Project Settings File (.psf) and Project Configuration File (.quartus) for the project, and not for the assignments in any ESF.

<section_identifier>

The name of the section in the in ESF, PSF or QUARTUS File from which you want to get the value(s) for an assignment. If you want to get the assignment value(s) for all possible sections in the PSF and QUARTUS File, or in an ESF, use empty double quotation marks ("").

<source>

If required, the first statement in a range of statements that contain the assignment. If there is no range, or you want the assignment value(s) for all possible statements, use empty double quotation marks ("").

<destination>

The statement containing the assignment, or, for a range of statements, the last statement in the range. If you want the assignment value(s) for all possible statements, use empty double quotation marks ("").

<variable>

The keyword of the assignment for which to get value(s).